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Om March 28, 2025, the 'Sea Star 74' was detained in Tuapse with 20 deficiencies: 1) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm systems Inoperative 2) Living and working - Other (Mooring) Other 3) Pollution Prevention - Suspected of discharge violation 4) Pollution Prevention - Pumping, piping and discharge arrangements Not as required 5) Water/Weathertight - Scuppers, inlets and discharges Not as required. 6) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 7) Safety of navigation - Navigation records Not as required 8)) Safety of navigation - Bridge operation Not as required 9) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Inoperative 10) Living and working - Cleanliness Not as required 11) Living and working - Ropes and wires Not as required 12) LIving and working - Anchoring devices Not as required 13) Fire safety - Fire pump and its pipes Not as required 14) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Not as required 15) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and Appliances Not as required 16) Fire safety - Other (Fire safety) Other 17) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not properly maintained 18) Pollution Prevention - Retention of oil on board Not as required 19) Fire safety - Remote Means of control Inoperative 20) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 5 and has remained stationary in the port since. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On the morning of April 12, 2025, the MRCC in Uruguay received a call from the 'Shipka', bound for the Uruguayan port of Nueva Palmira, stating that the 43-year-old chief engineer had suffered a heart attack that had been ongoing for two hours. The on-duty Search and Rescue (SAR) doctor advised to medevac the man quickly. Two naval aircraft were immediately deployed for the task, a Beechcraft B200 to monitor, and a Leonardo AB412 helicopter to hoist the patient. Both units departed from Naval Base No. 2 with a crew consisting of a pilot, a co-pilot, a doctor, and two rescue swimmers. After the patient was pulled aboard, the appropriate tests are performed, and the AB 412 set off for the Montevideo Police Hospital. The patient is disembarked at the hospital and then transported by ambulance to another health facility, where he arrived conscious and stabilized. Report with photo: https://www.defensa.com/uruguay/armada-uruguaya-evacua-tripulante-carguero-maltes-tras-evento

On April 9, 2025, the 'Ayana Sea' was detained in Kocaeli with 18 deficiencies, five of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Certificate for Master and officers Not as required 2) Living and working - Cleanliness of engine room Insufficient 3) Water/Weathertight - Doors Not properly maintained 4) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 5) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required The vessel was released again on April 11 and left the port en route to Sulina, where it arrived on April 15. The last detention was on Feb 21, 2024, also in Kocaeli, with 25 deficiencies for five days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On April 8, 2025, the 'St. Maria' was detained in Tulcea with 17 deficiencies, five of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 2) Radio communications - Performance standards for radio equipment Not as required 3) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 4) Safety of navigation - Monotoiring of voyage or passage plan Not as required 5) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 11. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

On April 7, 2025, the 'Jordania' was detained again in Kocaeli with 14 deficiencies ,two of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Alarms - Steering gear alarm Malfunctioning 2) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required The vessel was released again on April 8 and left the port en route to Novorossyisk with an ETA as of April 10, where it had been detained the last time only on March 6 with 11 deficiencies for three days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591